Lindsey Graham is turning himself into the mad dog of Capitol Hill

Lindsey Graham’s no deal

By Dana Milbank, Published: February 15

Lindsey Graham is turning himself into the mad dog of Capitol Hill.

First, the Republican senator from South Carolina opposed Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary because of Hagel’s foreign policy views. Then he argued that Hagel had not produced sufficient background material. Now he’s arguing against Hagel because of the administration’s handling of the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, last September — when Hagel was a professor at Georgetown University.

“I am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the Benghazi debacle,” he said in the Senate TV studio Wednesday, a day before his unprecedented filibuster of a nominee to a national-security Cabinet post.

“How do you respond to critics who say you’re just moving the goal posts?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked.

“Oh, I’m going to take every opportunity. I’m not denying it,” he answered.

4. I Wish Some Sunday Talk Show Type Would Call Him Out On That.

"Senator Graham, isn't the basis for your prolonged hissyfit on this matter just a function of your fearing and playing to the most extreme elements of the right wing in this country, in order to get their votes?"

Graham would of course lie in any response he gave. But it would still be nice to have the question asked.

6. He wants to repeat the moment he is most proud of, impeachment

He was one of the leaders in the movement to impeach President Bill Clinton. He is looking for something, anything, that can be used to try to impeach President Obama. He thinks being able to accuse Obama of dereliction of duty as commander-in -chief in the death of four Americans will accomplish that.

10. I can't wait to see the Impeachment proceedings occur in December 2014,

The Senate Trial occurring in January 2015 to February 2015- resulting in an acquittal.
Murkowski-AK,Kirk-IL,and Collins-ME will be voting to acquit.
Unlike in 2000- when Gore-D narrowly lost to Bush-R, Democrats win the 2016 Presidential Election.
Hillary or Biden or Generic D winning means The national Republican Party is damaged goods.
They lost in 2012,2014,and 2016. 2010 was a fluke.